CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTER
100 Ft Sanders W Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922 www.claibornemedicalcenter.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Claiborne Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of a patient's ability to pay.

Claiborne Medical Center is an 85-bed full service, acute care hospital located in Tazewell, TN. It also operates the Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center which is licensed for 100 beds. It is a member of the Covenant Health system.

Claiborne Medical Center ("Claiborne") opened in 1959 and serves the Tri-State area. It is located near the Cumberland Gap, in a rural area where healthcare is a much-needed service and more than 25 percent of the population is below the poverty line. Claiborne became part of the Covenant Health system in 2014.SERVICEClaiborne Medical Center is the only Covenant Health hospital with an ambulance service, which enhances area residents' ability to access health care. The hospital also operates Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center, a long-term care facility offering both short-term rehabilitation and residential care for those who can no longer live without assistance.In 2019, Claiborne provided care for 40,673 patients. Of these, 39,531 were outpatients and 1,142 were inpatients with an average length-of-stay of 3.20 days. PUTTING PATIENTS FIRSTThe hospital is best known for its surgical services, cardiac rehabilitation, a lymphedema program, and its nursing home and emergency medical services. The hospital is a member of Covenant Health's stroke hospital network, which links Covenant Health's member hospitals in providing access to rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke, and received Acute Stroke Ready certification from the Joint Commission in 2019. Claiborne Medical Center also opened a new wound care center in 2019. One full-time general surgeon is on staff, in addition to specialists who provide care on a part-time basis.Claiborne offers imaging services that include a full-service clinical laboratory, digital mammography, high-definition MRI scans, CT services, echocardiography, and nuclear medicine. The imaging department is accredited by the American College of Radiology in five areas: CT scan, mammography, MRI, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound. IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH BETTER HEALTHClaiborne joined with other community partners in 2019 to provide workshops about breast cancer, mental health and substance abuse, and fall prevention for seniors. The medical center provided on-site flu vaccinations for local business, industry, and community organizations; participated in the planning for a family justice center for the community; and partnered with the governor's health initiative to provide information to the community about the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Claiborne began a certified sports medicine training program in 2019. Trainers work with coaches and students at the two high schools in Claiborne County, bringing awareness of injury prevention and safety issues on and off the field. The hospital also is a sponsor for the local Relay for Life event for the American Cancer Society. COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEMClaiborne is a member of Covenant Health. Covenant Health is a comprehensive, community-owned health system dedicated to improving the health of the people it serves. Established in 1996 by the consolidation of Fort Sanders Health System, Knoxville, Tennessee, and MMC HealthCare System in Oak Ridge, Covenant Health is governed by a voluntary board of directors comprised of community leaders and medical professionals. With more than 10,000 employees, affiliated physicians and volunteers, Covenant Health is the Knoxville area's largest employer and has been named a Best Employer five times by Forbes. Covenant Health includes nine acute care hospitals in East Tennessee: Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System in Morristown, Roane Medical Center in Harriman, Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell and Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. It also includes Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center, a behavioral health hospital in Blount County, Tennessee.Affiliated organizations include Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Thompson Oncology Group, Fortress Corporation and Subsidiaries, Covenant HomeCare, and Fort Sanders Perinatal Center. Philanthropic organizations include Fort Sanders Foundation and the Thompson Cancer Survival Center Foundation in Knoxville, Methodist Medical Center Foundation in Oak Ridge, Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation in Sevierville, and Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Foundation in Morristown. Funds raised by the foundations provide services, equipment and other resources for excellence in patient care.Claiborne, as a member of the Covenant Health system, benefits from the collaboration among all affiliated organizations to promote quality improvement, patient safety and efficient delivery of care for the communities served.

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